There are three other children that I believe belong to John and Nettie, but there is a lot of information that I cannot verify 100% at the moment.

Through the census, we find the family living in a few locations; Beckley, Lanark, Skelton, and Stanaford. He also held many jobs over the years; Foreman for the coal mine, coal miner, Laborer for the coal mine, truck driver for the coal mine.

John was an active member of the Beckley N0. 95 Masonic Lodge. He ‘Entered Apprentice’ on 16 Jun 1922. He passed to the ‘degree of Fellowcraft’ on 4 Aug 1922 and was raised to the level of ‘Master Mason’ on 3 Sep 1922. He did not hold office during his time with the masons.

When he died on 31 Mar 1955 of stomach cancer,3 his fellow Masons were pallbearers.4